Description: Reading a Max Lucado book is as comfortable as having coffee and conversation with a close friend. He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart is signature Lucado: warm, conversational storytelling blended with scripture, humor, and vulnerability.
Lucado invites us to understand the symbols surrounding Christ's crucifixion and celebrate the significance of the promises they offer. From the sign in different languages tacked to the cross ("I will speak to you in your language") to the burial clothing ("I can turn your tragedy into triumph"), he speaks of each symbol as a "gift of grace" that reveals God's love for mankind.
Lucado takes us to Calvary and shows us our sins nailed between the hand of Jesus and the cross. "You've made some bad choices in life, haven't you," writes Lucado. "You've chosen the wrong friends, maybe the wrong career, even the wrong spouse. You look back over your life and say, 'If only I could make up for those bad choices.' You can. One good choice for eternity offsets a thousand bad ones on earth. The choice is yours."
Whether he's bantering around phrases like "the hall monitors of holiness" or crafting a deeper expository on the crown of thorns, Lucado neatly balances the task of making his words accessible to a broad audience while delivering a meaty message on God's greatest sacrifice. Pick up this insightful read, and you'll be glad you made the choice. --Cindy Crosby
Details: Max Lucado brings humor and insight into the single most important aspect of Christianity - that Christ "chose" to die on the cross for each of us. This is a great group study I first presented 10 years ago, yet it is still fresh today.
Review Summary: He Chose the Nails
Date: 2008-09-08
Details: This is an AWESOME book. I try and read it each year leading up to Easter.
Review Summary: Lucado's best work
Date: 2007-12-18
Details: Have read many of Max Lucado's books and sometimes they seem rather sappy to me. This one stands out among his writings as one of the most moving books on the crucifixion I have ever read. We have purchased this book for gifts many times.
Review Summary: He Chose Nails
Date: 2007-05-12
Details: I have read many of Max Lucado books, and this one is one of his best. It brings us even closer to our Lord and Savior, and the sacrifice He went through for you and me.
Doug Bolton
Review Summary: Savoring the Cross of Christ
Date: 2007-04-26
Details: Max draws you into the cross of Christ, as he attempts to capture your mind with reference to things you would not even consider. The Via Dolorosa is our journey too. Bravo!
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